Can I sue a Michigan emergency room doctor for failing to diagnose vasculitis?

Yes, you can sue a Michigan emergency room doctor for failing to diagnose vasculitis. Vasculitis is a general term for a group of uncommon diseases that feature inflammation of the blood vessels. Vasculitis is characterized by inflammation in and damage to the walls of various blood cells.

If an emergency room doctor fails to diagnose vasculitis, significant permanent injuries to the patient may result. These results can be devastating to the patient and the family. An emergency room doctor is trained properly to diagnose vasculitis and when they fail to do so, and serious injury does result from that failure, the patient does have means to sue the Michigan emergency room doctor. This type of lawsuit is called a medical malpractice lawsuit.